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News from Rickmansworth Liberal Democrats - Three Rivers, a Lib Dem Run Council

Nine Lives lives. National Grid is working at the Wharf Lane former gas works site. The cut through between Salters Close and Wharf Lane is cordoned off but 9 Lives Furniture is open for business as usual. ………………………………………………………. Three Rivers District Council (TRDC) has had no contact from Lidl since the planning application to build a store on the old police station site was refused last year. Lidl has now told us they remain committed to opening a store on this site, and are trying to achieve the relocation of the Fire Station so the two sites can be brought together to provide enough space to accommodate a store and some residential development. Planning permission would still be required. …………………………………………………………………….. In spite of TRDC's efforts to get HCC to put clear notices up, in plenty of time, giving the necessary information about the closure of Station Rd, the County Council arrangements were not good enough. TRDC stressed the importance of this to HCC before the closure but i

30 Oct 2015
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David Barnsdale Inscription

The Name of a Fallen Tring Soldier, Corporal David Barnsdale, At Last Carved into Town's Memorial.

Citizens of Tring well remember the crowds gathered five years ago at the town's war memorial in Church Square to pay their respects to Corporal David Barnsdale, 24, from 33 Engineer Regiment who was killed in Afghanistan when caught in the blast of a roadside bomb. Corporal Barnsdale was in command of a Royal Engineers Search Team. He and his team were responsible for the detection of improvised explosive devices in areas deemed to be high risk.

12 Nov 2015
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East West Rail Map

Liberal Democrat Mayor Dave: Bedford-Oxford Rail Link and its Economic Benefits Must Not be Delayed

Lib Dem Mayor of Bedford Dave Hodgson has spoken out about the damage which would be done if the Oxford to Bedford section of East West Rail were delayed, as is being considered by Network Rail. In the summer, the government asked the Chairman of Network Rail, Sir Peter Hendy, to review all rail enhancements to be delivered by 2019, and it is understood that a recommendation to delay completion of the Oxford to Bedford link by three years to 2022, and other elements of the western section of the line to as late as 2026.

13 Nov 2015
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